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Country
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Nicaragua | 
Nigeria |
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Leader
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President: Daniel Ortega
|
President: Goodluck Jonathan
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Population
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5,788,531
| 174,507,539
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
72.450 years
| 52.460 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Managua
| Abuja
|
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Largest city
|
| Managua (population: 973,087) | Lagos (population: 9,000,000) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.699
| 0.499
|
| GDP per capita |
$3,300 US
| $2,700 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
67.5%
| 68%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
|
2.5
| 2.7
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
18.5%
| 7.3%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Aliko Dangote ($2.5bn US)
|
| Unemployment Rate |
7.400%
| 23.900%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Abolished
| Legal
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Political System
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republic
| federal republic
|
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Independence date
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15 September 1821 (from Spain)
| 1 October 1960 (from UK)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 58.5%, Evangelical 21.6%, Moravian 1.6%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 1.7%, none 15.7% (2005 census)
| Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
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| Languages |
Spanish 97.5% (official), Miskito 1.7%, other 0.8% (1995 census)
note: English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast
| English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
|
| Exports |
coffee, beef, shrimp and lobster, tobacco, sugar, gold, peanuts
| petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber
|
| External Debt |
$5,228,000,000 $
| $10,100,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
gold cordobas (NIO) per US dollar - 19.374 (2008 est.), 18.457 (2007), 17.582 (2006), 16.733 (2005), 15.937 (2004)
| nairas (NGN) per US dollar - 117.8 (2008 est.), 127.46 (2007), 127.38 (2006), 132.59 (2005), 132.89 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.900%
| 0.900%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 4
|
| Location |
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras
| Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
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| Area |
130,370 km sq
| 923,768 km sq
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| Coastline |
910 km
| 853 km
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| Climate |
tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands
| varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
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